Abortion Deaths - G

Each woman's story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death.

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"Cookie G.," August or September, 1913 Age 35 Unspecified if abortion was legal or illegal "Sophie G.", September 27, 1908 Unidentified midwife; legal outcome not indicated Gertrude Gaesswitz, February 8, 1934, Age 27 One of 6 deaths linked to Dr. Lou E. Davis; three trials: hung jury, conviction (overturned), acquittal Mrs. Frank Gagne, 1918 Dr. C. Allen Snyder convicted of murder; connected to another abortion death while awaiting trial Florence Gaiewski, September 4, 1903 Age: 23 Doctor indicted but charges later dismissed Ann Gallager, March 25, 1848 Age: 20 Self-induced; implicated doctor on deathbed as revenge for refusing to do the abortion Lillian Galvin, March 5, 1915 Unidentified perpetrator Jammie Garcia, March 2, 1994 Age: 15 Massive infection after abortion in dirty clinic owned by Dr. Moshe Hachamovitch; multiple women died in his clinics, some at his hands Josefina Garcia, May 23, 1985 Age: 37 One of 16 known deaths at NAF member Family Planning Associates chain; failure to diagnose ectopic pregnancy Etta Gardener, September 1916 Age: 22 Unidentified perpetrator Gina Gardner, July 27, 1974 Age: 17 Massive anesthesia overdose Myrtle Gardner, December 26, 1932 Age: 20 Second death attributed to Dr. Mike Roberson, who pleaded nolo contendere Winifred Garver, June 27, 1929 Age: 19 Physician indicted, no trial Nora Gates, March 25, 1899 Funeral interrupted for inquest; perpetrator as yet unknown to me Mary Geary, November 1, 1870 Age: 17 Physician held over for trial; outcome unknown to me Susanna "Susan" Geary September 19, 1905 Age: 20 Body dismembered and dumped; doctor implicated, acquitted for reasons not specified Antonia Gennaro, April 16, 1917 Age: 27 Midwife implicated; no trial Carmile Ghant, February 5, 1918 Age: 29 Possible lay abortionists; no trial Maggie Gibbons, January 2, 1878 Age: 19 Doctor convicted of first-degree manslaughter Marie Gibson, May 7, 1980 Age: 34 Abortion recommended due to bowel obstruction Mary Gibson, March 6, 1896 Age: 22 Midwife arrested; released after nature of abortion decided to be undetermined Elizabeth Gies, June 19, 1908 Age: 27 Doctor suspected but murdered for unrelated cause during investigation Christin Gilbert January 13, 2005 Age: 19 Late abortion for purported health reasons; lost consciousness in hotel where patients stayed during process; inept CPR; one of two deaths under care of Dr. Leroy Carhart Kathleen Gilbert, May 2, 1985 Age: 29 Lacerated uterus; slowly bled to death after discharge Emma Gill, September 12, Age: 26 Physician pleaded guilty Lillie Giovence, October 1, 1914 Age: 18 Three physicians implicated; no trial Rose Glickfield April 4, 1937 Age: 39 Physician convicted of first-degree manslaughter "Gina Irene Glover," November 9, 1999 Physician, abortion method, and cause of death not indicated Christina Goesswein, October 19, 1990 Age: 19 One of three dead abortion patients of Dr. Moshe Hachamovitch; medical board cited multiple gross failures of care Anna Rose Gold, November27, 1913 Age: 20 Unclear if doctor was performing abortion or treating self-induced abortion; no trial Gaylene Golden, September 30, 1985 Age: 21 Cervical laceration, embolism; Dr. Joe Bills Reynolds also performed fatal liposuction on his own wife; filthy clinic, janitor administering anesthesia Mary Goldstein, July 4, 1912 Age: 33 Possible lay abortionist; no trial Maria Gomez, May 4, 1976 Age: 39 Gash in uterus, fetal head retained; bled to death Rita Goncalves, January 9, 1984 Age: 25 Unspecified provider, method, and cause of death Edrica Goode, February 14, 2007 Age: 21 Planned Parenthood nurse inserted laminaria in spite of obvious vaginal infection; overwhelming sepsis Experience "Speedy" Goodrich, 1830 Age: 23 Boyfriend/medical student implicated; no conviction Emeila Gorman, August 10, 1917 Age: 29 One of three deaths linked to Dr. Anna Sorenson, who died awaiting trial Anna Gosch, March 20, 1906 Boyfriend convicted of homicide; used catheter to cause abortion Shary Graham, January 16, 1982 Age: 34 Abandoned by physician, bled to death from lacerated cervix Doris Grant, February 15, 1971 Age: 32 Hemorrhage after undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy ruptured Vivian Grant January 21, 1961 Age: 23 Dr. Mandel Friedman charged with second abortion death while awaiting trial; outcome unknown to me at this time Debra Gray, July 15, 1989 Age: 34 One of two anesthesia overdose deaths for Dr. Gideon Kioko at Hillview Women's Surgical Center Edith Green July 10, 1926 Age: 20 Body dismembered and dumped; physician convicted of abortion and conspiracy Norma Greene, March 16, 1981 Age: 34 Unspecified provider and method; died of pulmonary embolism Mary Gresky, September 20, 1922 Possible lay abortionist convicted of criminal malpractice, granted appeal on technicalities; outcome of subsequent trial unknown to me Jolene Griffith, March 25, 1962 Age: 33 Physician pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter Edna Griffith, February 6, 1919 Age: 22 Unidentified perpetrator Agnes Groja, January, 1917 Age: 16 Unidentified perpetrator Sarah Grosvenor, September 14, 1742 Age: 20 Physician convicted but fled before sentence could be carried out Laura Grunas, August 4, 2006 Age: 30 Shot boyfriend dead then turned gun on herself Janice Gumm, December 5, 1988 Age: 17 Lack of due diligence: asthma attack during anesthesia Carolina Gutierrez February 5, 1996 Age: 21 Died of sepsis after amputation of gangrenous legs	* The Colonial Era The 19th Century The 1900s The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O PQ R S T UV WXYZ Jane Roes